Arlington firms named among fastest growing in commonwealth (Sun Gazette)

Eight Arlington firms have been named to the 20th annual “Virginia’s Fantastic 50,” a ranking of the fastest-growing firms compiled by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Awards were presented at an April 30 banquet held at the Westfields Marriott. Click Here for Full Article

Three Loudoun businesses among Fantastic 50 (Loudoun Times)

Virginia’s Chamber of Commerce has named three Loudoun businesses to its Fantastic 50 list, which compiles the fastest growing companies in the state. Arcogent, Amatea and AutoUpLink USA Mid-Atlantic were all named to the annual list. Arcogent is an Ashburn-based data analytics and data management company focusing on giving business a competitive advantage. Click Here […]

Top 10 for Reed Integration (The Suffolk News-Herald)

North Suffolk-based Reed Integration’s third consecutive year of being named to an annual list of Virginia’s 50 fastest growing companies is a tribute to its employees, company officials said this week. “The real key to our success is finding the right employees and putting them in the right places,” said Reed Vice President Steve Waddell, […]

10 Hampton Roads companies make fastest-growing Fantastic 50 list (Daily Press)

Three Newport News companies made the Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s Fantastic 50 list of fastest-growing businesses this year. Ten businesses in Hampton Roads total made the list. Newport News-based Marton Technologies, Team Henry Enterprises and Insignia Technology Services — all government contractors — made the list, judged on four years of revenue, according to a […]

S. Hampton Roads businesses on “Fantastic 50” list (THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT)

Seven South Hampton Roads businesses are on the “Fantastic 50” list of fastest-growing companies, announced Thursday by the Virginia Chamber of Commerce. The chamber reviewed the sales histories of nominated businesses for the past four years. To be eligible, a company had to be based in Virginia, record annual sales between $200,000 and $100 million […]

Four Richmond-area companies among 50 fastest growing in Virginia (RTD)

Four Richmond-area companies are among the 50 fastest-growing Virginia businesses, according the Virginia Chamber of Commerce.  Making the chamber’s Fantastic 50 list this year are New Bell Truck Lines Inc. in Chester, KidMed Inc. in Henrico County, and Morooka USA and Dominion Equipment Parts LLC, both in Hanover County. Click Here for Article

Canon is looking at new kinds of businesses and is looking to the area’s labor market for highly skilled workers that are tough to find. The company wants to market its expertise in automating production lines, recycling and making complicated shapes from plastics to other businesses, and says it needs employees who can figure out […]

Virginia named one of the top 10 states for encouraging innovation (Virginia Business)

Virginia is ranked among the top 10 states in the nation on a scorecard that grades  support for entrepreneurs and growing businesses. The inaugural Innovation Scorecard developed by the Arlington-based Consumer Electronics Association examined how the legal, regulatory and business climates of the 50 states and the District of Columbia welcomed and encouraged innovation during […]

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker makes pitch for trade partnership while in Richmond (RTD)

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker told Richmond-area entrepreneurs Monday that Virginia businesses would benefit from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, should Congress sign off on the international trade deal among at least a dozen countries. “What we do know today is that about 93,000 Virginians have jobs solely dependent on companies that are exporting,” Pritzker said. […]